Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: cpuopssbi: Use...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
riscv: cpu_ops_sbi: Use static array for boot_data
Since commit 6b9f29b81b15 ("riscv: Enable pcpu page first chunk
allocator"), if NUMA is enabled, the page percpu allocator may be used
on very sparse configurations, or when requested on boot with
percpu_alloc=page.
In that case, percpu data gets put in the vmalloc area. However,
sbi_hsm_hart_start() needs the physical address of a sbi_hart_boot_data,
and simply assumes that __pa() would work. This causes the just started
hart to immediately access an invalid address and hang.
Fortunately, struct sbi_hart_boot_data is not too large, so we can
simply allocate an array for boot_data statically, putting it in the
kernel image.
This fixes NUMA=y SMP boot on Sophgo SG2042.
To reproduce on QEMU: Set CONFIG_NUMA=y and CONFIG_DEBUG_VIRTUAL=y, then
run with:
qemu-system-riscv64 -M virt -smp 2 -nographic
-kernel arch/riscv/boot/Image
-append "percpu_alloc=page"
Kernel output:
[ 0.000000] Booting Linux on hartid 0
[ 0.000000] Linux version 6.16.0-rc1 (dram@sakuya) (riscv64-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc (GCC) 14.2.1 20250322, GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.44) #11 SMP Tue Jun 24 14:56:22 CST 2025
...
[ 0.000000] percpu: 28 4K pages/cpu s85784 r8192 d20712
...
[ 0.083192] smp: Bringing up secondary CPUs ...
[ 0.086722] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 0.086849] virt_to_phys used for non-linear address: (ptrval) (0xff2000000001d080)
[ 0.088001] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1 at arch/riscv/mm/physaddr.c:14 __virt_to_phys+0xae/0xe8
[ 0.088376] Modules linked in:
[ 0.088656] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc1 #11 NONE
[ 0.088833] Hardware name: riscv-virtio,qemu (DT)
[ 0.088948] epc : __virt_to_phys+0xae/0xe8
[ 0.089001] ra : __virt_to_phys+0xae/0xe8
[ 0.089037] epc : ffffffff80021eaa ra : ffffffff80021eaa sp : ff2000000004bbc0
[ 0.089057] gp : ffffffff817f49c0 tp : ff60000001d60000 t0 : 5f6f745f74726976
[ 0.089076] t1 : 0000000000000076 t2 : 705f6f745f747269 s0 : ff2000000004bbe0
[ 0.089095] s1 : ff2000000001d080 a0 : 0000000000000000 a1 : 0000000000000000
[ 0.089113] a2 : 0000000000000000 a3 : 0000000000000000 a4 : 0000000000000000
[ 0.089131] a5 : 0000000000000000 a6 : 0000000000000000 a7 : 0000000000000000
[ 0.089155] s2 : ffffffff8130dc00 s3 : 0000000000000001 s4 : 0000000000000001
[ 0.089174] s5 : ffffffff8185eff8 s6 : ff2000007f1eb000 s7 : ffffffff8002a2ec
[ 0.089193] s8 : 0000000000000001 s9 : 0000000000000001 s10: 0000000000000000
[ 0.089211] s11: 0000000000000000 t3 : ffffffff8180a9f7 t4 : ffffffff8180a9f7
[ 0.089960] t5 : ffffffff8180a9f8 t6 : ff2000000004b9d8
[ 0.089984] status: 0000000200000120 badaddr: ffffffff80021eaa cause: 0000000000000003
[ 0.090101] [] __virt_to_phys+0xae/0xe8
[ 0.090228] [] sbi_cpu_start+0x6e/0xe8
[ 0.090247] [] __cpu_up+0x1e/0x8c
[ 0.090260] [] bringup_cpu+0x42/0x258
[ 0.090277] [] cpuhp_invoke_callback+0xe0/0x40c
[ 0.090292] [] __cpuhp_invoke_callback_range+0x68/0xfc
[ 0.090320] [] _cpu_up+0x11a/0x244
[ 0.090334] [] cpu_up+0x52/0x90
[ 0.090384] [] bringup_nonboot_cpus+0x78/0x118
[ 0.090411] [] smp_init+0x34/0xb8
[ 0.090425] [] kernel_init_freeable+0x148/0x2e4
[ 0.090442] [] kernel_init+0x1e/0x14c
[ 0.090455] [] ret_from_fork_kernel+0xe/0xf0
[ 0.090471] [] ret_from_fork_kernel_asm+0x16/0x18
[ 0.090560] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
[ 1.179875] CPU1: failed to come online
[ 1.190324] smp: Brought up 1 node, 1 CPU
Impact
CVE-2025-38407 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-38407? CVE-2025-38407 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38407? CVE-2025-38407 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-38407? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-38407 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-38407 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-38407 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-38407 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.